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Ed Kirkpatrick
Full name Edgar Leon Kirkpatrick Born October 8, 1944, Spokane, Washington Died November 15, 2010, Mission Viejo, California First Game: September 13, 1962 ; Final Game: October 2, 1977 Bat: Left Throw: Right Height: 5' 11.5" Weight: 195 Ejections: 1968 (1), 1970 (1), 1972 (2), 1973 (1), 1974 (1), 1976 (1). Total: 7
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1962 LA A Daily Splits 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 1962 LA A
1963 LA A Daily Splits 34 77 4 15 5 0 2 7 6 0 19 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 .195 .259 .338 -0.2 1963 LA A
1964 LA A Daily Splits 75 219 20 53 13 3 2 22 23 6 30 2 0 4 0 4 7 2 2 .242 .315 .356 -0.7 1964 LA A
1965 CAL A Daily Splits 19 73 8 19 5 0 3 8 3 0 9 0 2 0 0 2 3 1 2 .260 .289 .452 -0.1 1965 CAL A
1966 CAL A Daily Splits 117 312 31 60 7 4 9 44 51 8 67 5 6 3 0 2 4 7 4 .192 .313 .327 -1.4 1966 CAL A
1967 CAL A Daily Splits 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 1967 CAL A
1968 CAL A Daily Splits 89 161 23 37 4 0 1 15 25 2 32 1 3 3 0 5 1 1 3 .230 .332 .273 -0.6 1968 CAL A
1969 KC A Daily Splits 120 315 40 81 11 4 14 49 43 4 42 3 1 4 0 3 2 3 5 .257 .348 .451 1.2 1969 KC A
1970 KC A Daily Splits 134 424 59 97 17 2 18 62 55 8 65 1 1 0 0 4 9 4 4 .229 .319 .406 -0.2 1970 KC A
1971 KC A Daily Splits 120 365 46 80 12 1 9 46 48 8 60 2 1 7 0 0 11 3 4 .219 .308 .332 -0.2 1971 KC A
1972 KC A Daily Splits 113 364 43 100 15 1 9 43 51 9 50 3 1 4 0 4 4 3 5 .275 .365 .396 1.7 1972 KC A
1973 KC A Daily Splits 126 429 61 113 24 3 6 45 46 6 48 1 4 5 0 4 12 3 7 .263 .333 .375 -1.0 1973 KC A
1974 PIT N Daily Splits 116 271 32 67 9 0 6 38 51 13 30 2 4 3 0 6 4 1 2 .247 .367 .347 -0.2 1974 PIT N
1975 PIT N Daily Splits 89 144 15 34 5 0 5 16 18 2 22 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 0 .236 .319 .375 -0.4 1975 PIT N
1976 PIT N Daily Splits 83 146 14 34 9 0 0 16 14 2 15 0 0 3 0 1 3 1 0 .233 .294 .295 -0.8 1976 PIT N
1977 PIT N Daily Splits 21 28 5 4 2 0 1 4 8 0 6 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 .143 .324 .321 -0.1 1977 PIT N
1977 TEX A Daily Splits 20 48 2 9 1 0 0 3 4 1 11 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 .188 .250 .208 -0.4 1977 TEX A
1977 MIL A Daily Splits 29 77 8 21 4 0 0 6 10 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 .364 .325 -0.3 1977 MIL A
1977 TOT A 49 125 10 30 5 0 0 9 14 2 19 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 .240 .321 .280 -0.7 1977 TOT A
1977 Total 70 153 15 34 7 0 1 13 22 2 25 1 1 1 0 3 4 3 1 .222 .322 .288 -0.8 1977 Total
Total NL ( 4 Years) 309 589 66 139 25 0 12 74 91 17 73 2 6 8 0 8 14 4 2 .236 .336 .340 -1.5 Total NL
Total AL (13 Years) 1002 2878 345 685 118 18 73 350 365 53 445 20 19 31 0 31 56 30 37 .238 .325 .368 -2.6 Total AL
Total (16 Years) Splits 1311 3467 411 824 143 18 85 424 456 70 518 22 25 39 0 39 70 34 39 .238 .327 .363 -4.1 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
League Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1974 PIT N Daily Splits 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .182 .000 1974 PIT N
1975 PIT N Daily Splits 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1975 PIT N
Total ( 2 Years) Splits 5 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .154 .000 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1962 LA A Daily Splits C 1 1 1 8 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1963 LA A Daily Splits C 14 8 6 77 64 5 1 1 0 2 10 2 0 .986
1963 LA A LF 10 10 8 86.1 19 0 0 0 0 1.000
1963 LA A OF 10 10 8 86.1 18 0 0 0 0 1.000 10 0 0
1964 LA A Daily Splits OF 63 56 49 516 90 3 3 0 0 .969 63 0 1
1964 LA A LF 63 55 49 510 93 4 3 0 0 .970
1964 LA A RF 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 -
1965 CAL A Daily Splits OF 19 19 18 165.1 28 3 1 0 0 .969 0 0 19
1965 CAL A RF 19 19 18 165.1 28 3 1 0 0 .969
1966 CAL A Daily Splits OF 102 81 69 762 151 4 1 1 0 .994 17 0 86
1966 CAL A RF 86 69 59 649.2 140 2 1 1 0 .993
1966 CAL A LF 17 12 10 112.1 17 1 0 0 0 1.000
1966 CAL A 1B 3 2 1 19 18 1 0 0 0 1.000
1967 CAL A Daily Splits C 2 1 0 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1967 CAL A LF 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 -
1967 CAL A OF 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 0
1968 CAL A Daily Splits OF 47 32 18 284.2 53 2 1 1 0 .982 12 2 36
1968 CAL A RF 36 25 14 210.1 35 0 0 0 0 1.000
1968 CAL A LF 12 7 4 72.1 20 2 1 1 0 .957
1968 CAL A C 5 0 0 7.2 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 .800
1968 CAL A 1B 2 1 0 8 6 2 1 0 0 .889
1968 CAL A CF 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
1969 KC A Daily Splits OF 82 75 63 671 180 8 1 1 0 .995 30 24 33
1969 KC A RF 33 29 24 259.2 67 5 1 1 0 .986
1969 KC A LF 30 27 21 235.2 60 3 0 0 0 1.000
1969 KC A CF 24 19 18 175.2 54 1 0 0 0 1.000
1969 KC A C 9 1 1 27 17 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000
1969 KC A 1B 2 1 1 10 5 0 0 0 0 1.000
1969 KC A 3B 2 1 0 9 1 3 0 0 0 1.000
1969 KC A 2B 1 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
1970 KC A Daily Splits C 90 80 73 712.2 463 61 12 12 0 5 43 37 0 .978
1970 KC A OF 19 13 9 126 24 0 0 0 0 1.000 8 3 8
1970 KC A 1B 16 16 11 142 139 9 0 13 0 1.000
1970 KC A RF 8 6 4 51 12 0 0 0 0 1.000
1970 KC A LF 8 5 4 56 11 0 0 0 0 1.000
1970 KC A CF 3 2 1 19 0 0 0 0 0 -
1971 KC A Daily Splits OF 61 47 40 442.2 118 2 1 1 0 .992 30 16 17
1971 KC A C 60 55 48 473.2 294 28 7 5 0 4 22 18 1 .979
1971 KC A LF 30 25 21 222.1 57 1 0 0 0 1.000
1971 KC A RF 17 9 8 100 19 1 0 0 0 1.000
1971 KC A CF 16 13 11 120.1 48 1 1 1 0 .980
1972 KC A Daily Splits C 108 104 92 914.2 590 49 6 5 1 11 55 29 2 .991
1972 KC A 1B 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -
1973 KC A Daily Splits OF 108 101 83 888.1 198 3 2 0 0 .990 29 12 71
1973 KC A RF 71 68 54 569.1 116 4 1 0 0 .992
1973 KC A LF 29 21 20 209 49 0 0 0 0 1.000
1973 KC A C 15 9 8 90 66 8 2 0 0 1 2 6 0 .974
1973 KC A CF 12 12 9 110 32 0 1 0 0 .970
1973 KC A DH 8 6 5 -
1974 PIT N Daily Splits 1B 60 52 47 484.2 512 31 4 55 0 .993
1974 PIT N OF 15 11 10 97 27 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 3 11
1974 PIT N RF 11 9 8 75 19 0 0 0 0 1.000
1974 PIT N C 5 3 3 32.1 22 1 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 .920
1974 PIT N CF 3 2 2 21 7 0 0 0 0 1.000
1974 PIT N LF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1975 PIT N Daily Splits 1B 28 11 9 134.2 141 9 0 10 0 1.000
1975 PIT N OF 14 13 10 111.1 26 0 0 0 0 1.000 8 0 6
1975 PIT N LF 8 7 5 59.1 12 0 0 0 0 1.000
1975 PIT N RF 6 6 5 52 13 0 0 0 0 1.000
1976 PIT N Daily Splits 1B 25 18 18 186.2 190 15 2 15 0 .990
1976 PIT N OF 9 6 4 61.1 15 1 0 0 0 1.000 3 4 2
1976 PIT N CF 4 3 1 27 5 0 0 0 0 1.000
1976 PIT N LF 3 3 3 29.1 6 1 0 0 0 1.000
1976 PIT N RF 2 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1976 PIT N 3B 1 1 0 7 0 1 2 0 0 .333
1977 PIT N Daily Splits 1B 10 6 3 60 66 4 2 7 0 .972
1977 PIT N OF 2 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 1 0
1977 PIT N 3B 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1977 PIT N LF 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1977 PIT N CF 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1977 TEX A Daily Splits OF 6 4 3 41 14 0 0 0 0 1.000 5 0 1
1977 TEX A LF 5 4 3 37 14 0 0 0 0 1.000
1977 TEX A DH 5 3 2 -
1977 TEX A 1B 3 3 3 26 23 3 1 1 0 .963
1977 TEX A RF 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 -
1977 TEX A C 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1977 MIL A Daily Splits OF 22 16 12 154 36 0 1 0 0 .973 22 0 0
1977 MIL A LF 22 16 12 154 38 0 1 0 0 .974
1977 MIL A DH 3 3 3 -
1977 MIL A 1B 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1977 TOT A 1B 4 3 3 27 23 3 1 1 0 .963
1977 TOT A LF 27 20 15 191 52 0 1 0 0 .981
1977 TOT A DH 8 6 5 -
1977 TOT A OF 28 20 15 195 50 0 1 0 0 .980 27 0 1
1977 Total 1B 14 9 6 87 89 7 3 8 0 .970
1977 Total LF 28 20 15 193 54 0 1 0 0 .982
1977 Total OF 30 20 15 198 53 0 1 0 0 .981 28 1 1
Total (14 Years) Splits OF 580 485 396 4414 981 26 11 4 0 .989 240 65 291
Total (11 Years) C 310 262 232 2356 1534 154 31 23 1 24 140 92 3 .982
Total (12 Years) RF 291 241 194 2147.1 451 15 4 2 0 .991
Total (13 Years) LF 240 193 160 1790.2 398 12 5 1 0 .988
Total ( 9 Years) 1B 151 110 93 1074 1100 74 10 101 0 .992
Total ( 8 Years) CF 65 51 42 476 148 3 2 1 0 .987
Total ( 2 Years) DH 16 12 10 -
Total ( 3 Years) 3B 4 2 0 17 3 4 2 0 0 .778
Total ( 1 Year ) 2B 1 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
League Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1974 PIT N Daily Splits 1B 3 3 3 26 22 0 0 2 0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) Splits 1B 3 3 3 26 22 0 0 2 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
6-28-1968(1) BOX CAL A Cal Drummond Called third strike (Threw bat)
8- 6-1970 BOX KC A George Maloney Balls and strikes
6-18-1972 BOX KC A Larry Napp Balls and strikes
8- 2-1972 BOX KC A Marty Springstead Fighting
6-24-1973(2) BOX KC A Larry Barnett Fighting
7-14-1974(2) BOX PIT N Ed Sudol Beanball war
5-29-1976 BOX PIT N Ed Montague Called third strike
Transaction Information
Signed as an amateur free agent by Los Angeles Angels (1962).
Traded by California Angels with Dennis Paepke to Kansas City Royals in exchange for
Hoyt Wilhelm (December 12, 1968 ).
Traded by Kansas City Royals with Kurt Bevacqua and Winston Cole to Pittsburgh
Pirates in exchange for Nelson Briles and Fernando Gonzalez (December 4, 1973 ).
Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to Texas Rangers in exchange for Jim Fregosi (June 15,
1977 ).
Traded by Texas Rangers to Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for a player to be named
later (August 20, 1977 ); Texas Rangers received Gorman Thomas (October 25, 1977 ).
Released by Milwaukee Brewers (March 21, 1978 ).
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